Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
R277. Education, Administration |
R277-107. Educational Services Outside of an Educator's Regular Employment |
R277-107-5. Public Education Employees
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(1) A public education employee shall comply with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code.
(2) A public education employee shall comply with Title 67, Chapter 16, Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act.
(3) Except as provided in Subsection (4), consistent with Section 63G-6a-2404 and Title 67, Chapter 16, Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act, a public education employee may not solicit or accept gifts, incentives, honoraria, or stipends from private sources:
(a) for the employee's personal or family use;
(b) in exchange for payment for advertising placed by the employee; or
(c) in exchange for payment for securing agreements, contracts or purchases between private company and public education employer, programs or teams.
(4) A public education employee may accept a gift, incentive, honoraria, or stipend from a private source if the gift, incentive, honoraria, or stipend is:
(a) of nominal value and is for birthdays, holidays, or teacher appreciation occasions; or
(b) a public award in recognition of public service; and
(c) consistent with school or LEA policies and the Utah Public Employees' Ethics Act.
(5) A public education employee who holds a Utah educator license may be subject to license discipline for violation of this Rule R277-107 and related provisions of Utah law.